Otocousticon
Date
30 November 1675
Creator
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p1
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 195mm
width (page): 144mm
width (page): 144mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Figure of an otocousticon (a trumpet for hearing) by Thomas Mace (1612/13-c. 1709). Mace was at Trinity College, Cambridge, and an accomplished lutanist (despite being deaf) and author of Music's Monument (1676). The instrument is described by Isaac Newton in a letter dated 30 November 1675 to Henry Oldenburg.
There is an earlier sketch of a similar instrument by John Wallis in 1668 (EL/W1/63/001).
There are copies of this figure at LBO/7/279 and LBC/7/422.
There is an earlier sketch of a similar instrument by John Wallis in 1668 (EL/W1/63/001).
There are copies of this figure at LBO/7/279 and LBC/7/422.
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
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